Why DELTASONE* (Prednisone ) is Prescribed for Patients*
Patient opinion of DELTASONE: not satisfied (average rating score: 2.50)
(based on 557 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )Top 10 Reasons for taking** DELTASONE
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Reason | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Colitis ulcerative | 50 |
2 | Crohn's disease* | 38 |
3 | Asthma* | 17 |
4 | Multiple sclerosis | 11 |
5 | Rheumatoid arthritis* | 11 |
6 | Hypersensitivity | 6 |
7 | Sinusitis | 6 |
8 | Colitis | 5 |
9 | Autoimmune hepatitis | 4 |
10 | Myasthenia gravis | 4 |
*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Top 20 Side Effects of DELTASONE **
(reported on Ask a Patient)
Side Effect | # of Ask a Patient Reviews | |
---|---|---|
1 | Weight increased | 215 |
2 | Insomnia | 180 |
3 | Acne | 130 |
4 | Depression | 104 |
5 | Cushingoid | 93 |
6 | Mood swings | 88 |
7 | Anxiety | 84 |
8 | Alopecia | 66 |
9 | Adverse drug reaction | 58 |
10 | Hyperhidrosis | 55 |
11 | Anger | 54 |
12 | Mood altered | 52 |
13 | Somnolence | 48 |
14 | Hunger | 48 |
15 | Cardiac flutter | 48 |
16 | Increased appetite | 47 |
17 | Arthralgia* | 47 |
18 | Tremor | 46 |
19 | Hypertension | 45 |
20 | Headache* | 42 |
*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.
Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for DELTASONE
* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Prednisone (Servisone, Dacortin, Paracort, Fernisone, Predni tablinen, Delta-dome, Apo-prednisone, Liquid pred, Prednicot, Cutason, Sone, Prednicen-m, Perrigo prednisone, Prednisone intensol, Meticorten, Encorton, Sterapred ds, Cortancyl, Rectodelt, Ultracorten, Sterapred, Panafcort, Prednison hexal, Rayos, Cortan, Orasone, Prednisone, Deltasone)
**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com